Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) Hits New 1-Year High – Time to Buy?

Five9, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVN) shares reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as $35.31 and last traded at $34.7180, with a volume of 634445 shares. The stock had previously closed at $34.08.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have weighed in on FIVN shares. UBS Group reaffirmed a “positive” rating on shares of Five9 in a research report on Monday, August 31st. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price objective on shares of Five9 from $25.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, August 7th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Five9 from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 28th. Truist Financial upped their price target on shares of Five9 from $35.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, August 31st. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded Five9 from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Friday, August 7th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $33.60.

Five9 Trading Down 0.3%

The firm has a market cap of $2.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 49.25 and a beta of 1.48. The business’s 50 day moving average is $29.98 and its 200-day moving average is $22.90. The company has a quick ratio of 4.15, a current ratio of 4.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94.

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The software maker reported $0.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.02. Five9 had a return on equity of 12.92% and a net margin of 4.94%.The firm had revenue of $312.44 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $306.61 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.76 earnings per share. Five9’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Five9 has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.770-0.810 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 3.220-3.300 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Five9, Inc. will post 1.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Five9

In other news, insider Tiffany N. Meriweather sold 13,409 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $33.31, for a total value of $446,653.79. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 258,363 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,606,071.53. This trade represents a 4.93% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, CAO Leena Mansharamani sold 2,706 shares of Five9 stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $33.35, for a total transaction of $90,245.10. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 53,670 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,789,894.50. This trade represents a 4.80% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. In the last three months, insiders sold 76,845 shares of company stock worth $2,576,856. Company insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Five9

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Five9 by 378.7% during the 1st quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,728 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 1,367 shares during the period. Optiver Holding B.V. increased its position in Five9 by 575.9% in the first quarter. Optiver Holding B.V. now owns 2,325 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $35,000 after buying an additional 1,981 shares during the period. Rothschild Investment LLC lifted its stake in Five9 by 3,572.0% in the fourth quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC now owns 1,836 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 1,786 shares during the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Five9 during the first quarter valued at $38,000. Finally, Nykredit A S acquired a new position in shares of Five9 during the second quarter valued at $39,000. 96.64% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Five9 Company Profile

Five9, Inc provides cloud-based contact center software and customer experience solutions. Its platform is designed to help organizations manage customer interactions across voice, email, chat, social media and other digital channels from a centralized, cloud-based environment.

The company’s offerings include inbound and outbound contact center capabilities, digital engagement tools, interactive voice response, workforce engagement management, analytics, workflow automation and artificial intelligence features.